H.R. 9877
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
Sponsor: Raul Ruiz
26 cosponsors
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Adriano Espaillat
- Analilia Mejia
- Andrea Salinas
- Ayanna Pressley
- Christian D. Menefee
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emily Randall
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Jahana Hayes
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Judy Chu
- Maxwell Frost
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Pablo José Hernández
- Pete Aguilar
- Robin L. Kelly
- Shri Thanedar
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Ted Lieu
- Troy A. Carter
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Text of the bill
This Act may be cited as the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026.
I Data collection and reporting
II Culturally and linguistically appropriate health and health care
III Health workforce diversity
A Diversifying the health care workplace
B Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce
C ACCESS in Mental Health Act
D Developing the Community Health Workforce Act
IV Improving Health Care Access and Quality
A Reducing Barriers to Accessing Care
B Improvement of Coverage
C Expansion of Access
1 General Provisions
2 Rural
3 Indian Communities
4 Providers
5 Dental
D Advancing Health Equity Through Payment and Delivery Reform
E Health Empowerment Zones
F Equitable Health Care for All
G Investing in Equity
H Miscellaneous
I Territories Health Equity
1 Medicare
A Part A
B Part B
C Medicare Advantage (Part C)
D Part D
2 Miscellaneous
V Improving health outcomes for women, gender-diverse people, children, and families
A Underserved communities
B Pregnancy screening
C Pregnancy-Related care
D Federal agency coordination on maternal health
E Reproductive and Sexual Health
F Children’s Health
G Elder Care
H Miscellaneous provisions
VI Mental health and substance use disorders
A Access to care and funding streams
B Interprofessional care
C Workforce development
D Children’s mental health
E Community-Based care
F Reports
G Miscellaneous provisions
VII Addressing high-impact minority diseases
A Cancer
B Viral hepatitis and liver cancer control and prevention
C Acquired bone marrow failure diseases
D Cardiovascular disease, chronic disease, obesity, and other disease issues
E HIV/AIDS
F Diabetes
G Lung disease
H Tuberculosis
I Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
J Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders
K Kidney disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment
L Diversity in clinical trials
M Additional provisions addressing high-impact minority diseases
N Health Equity and Rare Disease Act
O Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention
P New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease
VIII Health Information Technology
A Reducing Health Disparities Through Health IT
B Modifications To Achieve Parity in Existing Programs
C Additional Research and Studies
D Closing Gaps in Funding To Adopt Certified EHRs
E Expanding Access to Telehealth Services
IX Accountability and Evaluation
X Addressing Social Determinants and Improving Environmental Justice
A In General
B Gun Violence
C Nutrition for women, children, families
1 Senior hunger prevention
2 Closing the meal gap
D Universal school meals
1 School breakfast program
2 School lunch program
3 Elementary and secondary education data
4 Amendments to other programs and laws
XI Protections to combat regulatory harm to health equity